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Karjakin, Sergey

contemporary era

Sergey Karjakin became the youngest grandmaster in history at age 12 in 2002, a record that stood for 19 years. He challenged Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship in 2016 and also claimed World Rapid (2012) and World Blitz (2016) titles, establishing himself as one of the most resilient defenders in modern chess.

Total Games

3572

Wins

1339

Draws

1539

Losses

694

37.5% wins43.1% draws19.4% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation180C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall148C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense131B12 - Caro-Kann Defense82E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation82C50 - Italian Game81C53 - Italian Game: Bird's Attack74A01 - Nimzo-Larsen Attack70A45 - Canard Opening67C42 - Petrov's Defense58

Most Faced Opponents

Grischuk,A114 gamesMamedyarov,S102 gamesCarlsen,M95 gamesAronian,L94 gamesNakamura,Hi93 gamesNepomniachtchi,I87 gamesCaruana,F75 gamesSvidler,P69 gamesAnand,V66 gamesRadjabov,T61 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Karjakin,Sergey vs Kramnik,V

20th Amber Blindfold

2011

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Karjakin,Sergey

WCh Rapid TB 2016

2016

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ponomariov,R vs Karjakin,Sergey

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Karjakin,Sergey vs Chandra,Akshat

PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12

2020

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FCGFCG
1-0

Mamedyarov,S vs Karjakin,Sergey

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014

2014

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FCGFCG
0-1

So,W vs Karjakin,Sergey

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
1-0

Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S

Saint Louis Blitz 2019

2019

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karjakin,Sergey vs Mamedyarov,S

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014

2014

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FCGFCG
0-1

Giri,A vs Karjakin,Sergey

2nd Norway Chess 2014

2014

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Games (3572)

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Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 A33
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 A29
Ding Liren vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ding Liren
0-1
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 B09
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1-0
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 D11
Karjakin,Sergey vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 C80
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
CHN-RUS Super Go 2015 2015 A01
Jakovenko,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 D45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 C10
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
KM FIDE GP 2015 2015 A05
Sutovsky,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 C91
Sargissian,G vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
10th World Teams 2015 2015 D30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sethuraman,S
1-0
10th World Teams 2015 2015 C97
Karjakin,Sergey vs Erdos,V
1-0
10th World Teams 2015 2015 D15
Onischuk,Al vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 D45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 B33
Bruzon Batista,L vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
10th World Teams 2015 2015 E00
Lysyj,I vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 E12
Karjakin,Sergey vs Sakaev,K
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Krasenkow,M
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 B30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Stocek,J
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 B09
Karjakin,Sergey vs Schlosser,P
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 C88
Reizniece,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 A29
Grachev,B vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Zvjaginsev,V
1-0
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 B09
Karjakin,Sergey vs Lysyj,I
0-1
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 A30
Jakovenko,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 A07
Karjakin,Sergey vs Khismatullin,D
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 B90
Andreikin,D vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 A46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jobava,Ba
0-1
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 B10
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jakovenko,D
1-0
Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 2014 A05
Roiz,M vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 E34
Karjakin,Sergey vs Jones,G
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 B09
Motylev,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 C46
Karjakin,Sergey vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 A22
Najer,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 B92
Reshetnikov,Al vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 D10
Karjakin,Sergey vs Popov,Iv RUS
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 B45
Karjakin,Sergey vs Dvalishvili,P
1/2-1/2
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 C60
Karjakin,Sergey vs Grachev,B
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Mozharov,M
0-1
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 A07
Dubov,Daniil vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 A37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Moskalenko,A
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 A05
Karjakin,Sergey vs Savchenko,B
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 C19
Karjakin,Sergey vs Paravyan,D
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 A03
Belous,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 A04
Kretov,E vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
Moscow Blitz Final 2014 2014 E30
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